There are a lot of options for Anil Kumble as to how he is going to spend his post-playing days. He has spoken about starting an academy and also his interest in photography.

 

Come to think of it, it's a good time to write a book. While Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev wrote books during their playing days, it’s near inexplicable why the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Kumble for that matter haven't ventured into playing author. Tendulkar told me in 2006 that he had just begun to start thinking about it. ...

If the BCCI are serious about beefing up their spin stocks, their big guns ought to fly down to Bangalore and talk to Anil Kumble about a role at the National Cricket Academy.

Even before captaining India, Kumble was considered one of the leaders in the Indian dressing room. He's tough, uncompromising and can throw in a soft touch when needed.

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That the BCCI have decided to appeal against Gautam Gambhir's one-match ban is true indication of two things. One is the establishment's resistance to accept any decision of the International Cricket Council, who supposedly runs world cricket. This time, despite the player pleading guilty. Secondly, there is this obsession of not facing up to reality.

If a player has crossed the limits, the BCCI should be alarmed and support a punishment no matter how many runs he has scored in his last outing....

WHILE cricket administrators continue to show their true colours (not referring to Gilchrist’s book True Colours) especially when it comes to Mickey Mouse cricket, I thought I should relate a story.

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JUST as cricketers sport black armbands to pay respects to departed players, how would it appear if they wear coloured bands to celebrate good things? That would mean breaking new ground, but there has to be a way to hail great performances publicly. What got me thinking weirdly? Vishwanathan Anand’s world chess title.

It’s a heavyweight of a performance and India’s cricket world should doff their hats in appreciation. For Gautam Gambhir and VVS Laxman to add a dollop of joy to this wondrous day (October 30) was splendid....